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Who's Who in Boxgrove ........................................... 2

From Fr Ian .................................................................................... 3

About The Bugle ....................................................................... 4

In Memoriam: Bp Geoffrey Rowell ............... 5

Teaching in September .................................................. 5

Walsingham ’Pilgrimage’, October ................ 6

WSCC Mobile Library ................................................... 6

Boxgrove Gardeners’ Club ...................................... 8

Priory Sunday School ....................................................... 8

The Optimistic Gardener .......................................... 9

... and Janet’s tomato soup recipe .............. 11

Christians Against Poverty ................................... 11

‘Cruising Around’ - Fr Norman Taylor .... 12

Parish Calendar & Intentions ............................... 13

Boxgrove Companion Dog Show ............... 14

‘HMRC’ fraud alert .......................................................... 15

‘Ride+Stride’ 2017 - 9 September .............. 16

Walk the Sussex Hospice Trail ...................... 17

The Julian Group ................................................................ 18

Traffic Calming Initiative update ................... 19

The Diocesan Year of the Bible .................... 21

Parable of the Wheat and the ...??? ........... 21

Services during the coming months ......... 32

Forthcoming events in the Priory ............... 32

T H E B O X G R O V E B U G L E T H E M A G A Z I N E L I N K I N G C H U R C H A N D P A R I S H

Boxgrove Priory, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove, Chichester, PO18 0ED

Phone: +44 (0)1243 774045 ~ Fax: +44 (0)1243 774045 ~ www.boxgrovepriory.co.uk

September 2017

INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE

The Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise is a Registered Charity Nº 1131214

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Who’s Who in Boxgrove

Priest in Charge

Fr Ian Forrester, The Priory Vicarage, Church Lane, Boxgrove,

PO18 0ED - 01243 774045 - [email protected]

Hon. Assistant Priests

Fr David Brecknell, 8 Priory Close - 01243 784841

Fr Victor Cassam, 195 Oving Road, Chichester - 01243 783998

Churchwardens

Mrs Sue Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin, PO18 0PE -

01243 539836 - [email protected]

Mr Christopher Beazley, Warren Farm House, Warren Farm Lane, Chichester,

PO19 5RU - 01243 763453 - [email protected]

Hon. Treasurer

Richard Chevis, Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin, PO18 0PE -

01243 539836 - [email protected]

Cathedral Link

Mike Beaman, 10 Evelyn Avenue, Rustington, BN16 2EJ - 01903 367039 -

[email protected]

Priory and St Blaise Centre Bookings and Enquiries -

Richard Chevis - Cowslip Cottage, Dairy Lane, Maudlin, PO18 0PE -

01243 539836 [email protected]

WSCC Member for Chichester North

Jeremy Hunt, 3 Brandy Hole Lane, Chichester PO19 5RL - 0330 2224536

CDC Member for Boxgrove Ward & Chairman, Boxgrove Parish Council -

Henry Potter, The White House, The Street, Boxgrove - 01243 527312

Boxgrove CofE Primary School - Mrs Kim Thornton - 01243 773309 -

[email protected]

Boxgrove Village Hall Bookings and Enquiries - Pat Burton - 01243 788332

Local Police Emergencies 999 or 112

Other matters 0845 60 70 999 or 101

Other useful contact details

Citizen’s Advice Consumer Helpline: 0345 404 05 06

Action on Elder Abuse confidential helpline: 080 8808 8141

Action Fraud - national fraud reporting centre: 0300 123 2040

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From Father Ian

I hope you have had a good rest. Perhaps, if not a rest, at least a

change.

There is little doubt that, as we move into the Autumn, all of us face

challenges: not just the ones that go with our normal work but

challenges to do with transport, to do with political decisions that

are out of our control, to do with the availability of healthcare and so forth.

As money becomes tighter and the scale of cuts in public services continues apace, it

will be necessary to recover a stronger sense of community and of caring for one

another.

Jesus was very clear in his teaching about our neighbours. He was very clear in

demonstrating self-sacrifice, for the good of all those around him. He gave without

counting the cost, even to dying on the cross.

Many reviled him for what he said and for what he taught, and that reminds us that

we are not necessarily to seek popularity but rather to speak the truth and to follow

its commands.

It will soon be harvest. Let us hope that, as the harvest is gathered in, the Lord will

recognise, in us, the fruits of his care and of his labour. May we turn out to be

worthy of his creative love. And may that love sustain us in our care for one another.

Every blessing to you all.

Boxgrove C.E.P School is hosting an

Autumn Fayre

on Saturday 7th October ~ 11am to 1pm

in the Vicarage Gardens

Please do come and join in the fun!

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THE BUGLETHE BUGLETHE BUGLE

Articles on any aspect of Boxgrove news - village or Priory-based - are always most

welcome. The Boxgrove Bugle is distributed free of charge to each household

within the parish and published on-line; copies are also sent further afield, as well as

being available in the Priory for visitors and non-residents of the parish. It has a

current print run exceeding 700 copies per month.

For the time being, items to be considered for publication should be sent to the

Treasurer (see P2) for onward transmission to the Editor. Submission is requested

by the 15th day of each month, please, for publication on or around the last Sunday

of each month. Alternatively, items clearly marked “Boxgrove Bugle” may be left in

the Vicarage postbox. Any other items relating to the Bugle should also be referred

to the Treasurer.

DATES 2017

Issue Month Copy Deadline Publication Date

October 15 September 27 September

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In Memoriam

BISHOP GEOFFREY ROWELL ~ 1943 – 2017

Bishop Geoffrey Rowell, who died on 11 June and was buried in the Priory

precincts, was an assistant bishop in the Diocese. He was formerly Bishop of

Gibraltar in Europe, before that Bishop of Basingstoke, and had been Chaplain and

Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Theology.

Bishop Geoffrey served for ten years on the Church of England’s Liturgical

Commission and subsequently on the Doctrine Commission. He had wide

experience of ecumenical work and had a long-standing interest in the Orthodox

and Oriental Orthodox Churches. Interestingly, he also served as chairman of

the Churches’ Funerals Group, the main liaison body between the Churches and

the UK government on death-related topics.

Bishop Geoffrey had a particular affection for Boxgrove and, at one point, almost

became the Incumbent. He was a friend to a number of people in the parish and

came to the Priory to administer Confirmation in 2016. It was his own request

to be buried at the Priory, a request to which we were glad to accede.

Bishop Martin has said: "Geoffrey's long association with the Diocese of

Chichester has been characterised by the generosity with which he shared his

gifts of holiness, learning, and personal friendship. We shall miss his presence, his

imaginative understanding of the past and of traditions that enrich our own, his

humour, his hospitality, and his encouragement of younger scholars, lay and

ordained, and the enthusiasm with which he helped them identify the value of

their hopes and plans.

Geoffrey died as he had lived: in the rhythm of liturgical prayer, and fortified by

the sacramental life that is the mark of a Catholic Christian. Giving thanks for

Geoffrey, we now pray that God will grant him “a holy rest, safe lodging, and

peace at the last”. And in the resurrection may he enjoy the vision glorious that his longing eyes had so clearly glimpsed on earth.

TEACHING IN SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN THE PRIORY ~ 7.30pm - 8.45pm

13th September: Hymns - Why we use them

20th September: The Psalms

27th September: Why unity is important

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WSCC Mobile Library

8 & 22 September

2.10-2.40 pm

Boxgrove Village Hall

Tel: 01243 382470

Books for the Dog Show Saturday 23 September

(see page 14)

Books, Discs, CDs and DVDs for the bookstall

at the Dog Show are now being collected.

Please take your donations to the St Blaise

Centre AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so that they

can be sorted and boxed. Please - no tapes,

audio or video.

If you cannot get them there, please phone

Tim Pullan on 01243 532065.

Come on pilgrimage with

Our Lady of Walsingham

to Chichester Cathedral

Saturday 14th October 2017

1130 Arrival of the Image of Our Lady of Walsingham at the West Door

of the Cathedral

1200 Sung Eucharist: Principal Celebrant The Rt Revd Philip North;

Preacher: The Revd Kevin Smith SSC

1430 Sprinkling with Water from the Well at Walsingham and Healing

Ministries

1530 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

For further details please contact

Fr John Eldridge: Tel 01903 247340; Email [email protected]

The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham website: www.walsinghamanglican.org.uk

Anyone for Tee?

Golfer: How do you like my game? Caddy: It's very good. Personally, I prefer golf.

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Everyone wants peace, and they will fight the most terrible wars to get it.

Miles Kington

Boxgrove VillageBoxgrove Village

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Fresh Local Bread · Daily Fresh Local Fruit & Veg · Baskets Delivered

Local Milk & Cream · Local Honey · Local Beers & Lagers

Sussex Jams & Pickles · Local Homemade Cakes, Sponges & Quiches

Award-winning Pies and Sausages · “Cook” Frozen Meals

Greetings Cards Wrapping Paper and Stationery

New Forest Ice Cream · Local Breadmaking Flours

Traditional “Weigh Out” Sweets in Jars

“If we haven’t got something just ask and we’ll try and get it.” Local deliveries of groceries and locally grown fresh veg

Tel: 01243 773201 or just pop in and see us

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Holy Howlers

Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.

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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

◊ For those of you who have children and don't know it,

we have a nursery downstairs.

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PRIORY SUNDAY SCHOOL

September 10, 11.00am ● September 24, 11.00am

October 8, 11.00am ● October 22, 11.00am

November 5, *9.45am ● November 19, 11.00am

December 3, *9.45am ● December 17, 11.00am

*10.00am service in the Priory

The Sunday School meets in the St Blaise Centre, generally at 11.00 am. Children are

asked to arrive promptly so that the objective of the session can be explained to

everyone at once.

Children should be aged between 4 and 11 and they must already have started school

(ie if they are aged 4 but have not yet started school sadly they are not eligible).

There is no charge, and parents do not need to accompany the children. They don’t

need to bring anything with them - just come along.

Other services which may be of interest in December:

10th: Christingle, 4pm

24th: Christmas Eve Crib Service, 4.00pm

25th: Christmas Day Family Eucharist, 10.00am

BOXGROVE GARDENERS’ CLUB

Summer Programme of Visits to Gardens

13 September: Chidmere Gardens, Chidham, Chichester - 2pm

2 October: The Old Vicarage, The Street, Washington - 2pm

We visit a variety of gardens, then November-February we start our talks in

the Village Hall on the third Thursday of the month at 7-9pm - always very

informative about the finer points of gardening as well as being very

entertaining.

It's only £10-00 to join per year and we would love to have new members.

Contact Doreen Johnstone on 01243 771655 or email

[email protected] for more information

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THE OPTIMISTIC GARDENER

High Trees - August 2017 - No.6

Watering, Weeding and Gluts

I don't often find time to lie down in the garden, and

indeed find it increasingly difficult to get up again, but

on a sunny day in July I did. Matthew Oates, a

butterfly expert, calls it "loitering with intent!" I lay

down beside the buddleja ( Buddleja davidii Santana)

and verbena bonariensis and looked up through the

plants and what a joy! These plants require the least

attention of everything in the long border and supply

the most interest. They are the takeaways of the insect world. They attract my

honey bees, bumbles, butterflies and countless other insects.

This time of year has its different demands on my time in the garden. Three months

ago I was in headless chicken mode trying to plant out all of the seedlings I had grown

in the greenhouse. I am really bad at growing the right number of plants and can't

bring myself to reject them once they have germinated. So by now I find myself

having to water containers, tomatoes, melons and all those little charges which I

haven't been able to throw on the compost heap. We have a self-watering system

which is attached to a small computer on an outside tap. This is able to water

automatically at intervals during the day, but does require 'someone' to set it up in

the first place. And 'someone' hasn't!

Plants are best watered before the sun gets on them or later in the afternoon; so

early evening usually finds me somewhere in the garden pointing the hose at unhappy

looking pots. It is a good time for me to do this as the little grey cells slow down at

about 4.30 when I need a mindless activity to engage in. However, since the schools

broke up for the holidays, so did the weather and we are now wondering where

those long dry days have gone. This means that watering is not such an issue but the

weeds are rampaging.

Everyone has their least-loved weed. Some wage war on dandelions; others have a

personal vendetta against bindweed. Gerry finds oxalis - common wood sorrel

(oxalis debilis) unbearable and can spend hours in the veg beds with a fork and baddy

bucket. My bête noire is willowherb. We have a couple of varieties in the garden but

both have the habit of scatter bombing the flower borders with their parachute seeds

which then quietly germinate and grow amidst other plants. One morning you wake

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up to find an army of the blighters all on the point of repeating the cycle. The single

thing in their favour is that they are easy to pull up, even when the soil is like

concrete.

The other major task in the garden at this time of year is dealing with the gluts - quite

a nice problem to have. At present we are over-run with runner beans, French

beans, courgettes and tomatoes. I am sure we are not alone in this, so I thought I

would give you my suggestions as to what to do with them. I don't think many

vegetables in their raw state freeze particularly well; broad beans and peas are the

exception but since you can buy petit pois frozen and tasting almost as good as those

grown at home, for a lot less effort, I don't usually worry about peas (I am alone in

this as Gerry is determined to find the solution to successful pea production - as I

wrote about in June's Bugle).

So with the climbing beans I pick them very young - they are still in short pants - and

cook more than I need at supper so I can use the remainder in bean salads the

following day. I may freeze a small quantity of French beans and use them later in the

year for salads. I was given a bean slicer by a well meaning friend but, apart from

novelty value of beans sliced vertically instead of horizontally, I don't need to string

my runners as they haven't got stringy when I pick them.

Courgettes! Well who hasn't left picking for a day or two and then found the

courgette patch has been visited by a vegetable the size of a barrage balloon? They

wear camouflage gear - the fruits being sneakily dressed as the stems - so unless you

lift every leaf of the plant it is very easy to miss the courgettes. One solution is to

grow the less vigorous yellow courgette which has fruits which don't grow quite so

quickly and make themselves very obvious. My way to preserve courgettes is to cook

up a roasted ratatouille and to freeze what is not eaten. The ones that are just a little

too big for that I put on the footbridge rail opposite my house and they mysteriously

disappear. I have visions of children fencing with courgette epées. If you end up with

enormous courgettes which are even too big for sparring with they make a

marvellous raw material for marrow carving. (The summer holidays are quite long

and grandparents often run out of new captivating ideas to keep the grandchildren off

the Internet and out of their hair.)

Tomatoes are easy to deal with when in glut proportions. They freeze well when

converted into tomato sauce or tomato soup. It is wonderful to have the taste of

summer in the dark days of January - and I haven't found a commercial tomato soup

which is quite as delicious as the homemade variety, especially when made with the

tasty Gardener's Delight and the yellow cherry tomato, Sungold. I have a very tasty

recipe in an old Marguerite Patten book which I provide here. Not for vegetarians or

vegans I fear.

Janet Reeves

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Janet’s Tomato soup

25g/1oz butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 2 rashers bacon, chopped 750g/ 1 1/2 lb tomatoes, chopped 300ml/ 1/2 pint stock 1 tablespoon tomato purée 1 tablespoon chopped basil Salt & pepper to taste 1 teaspoon sugar

Garnish

1 teaspoon chopped basil 1 teaspoon chopped parsley 1 teaspoon chopped chives Heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion, garlic and bacon, and fry for several minutes - do not allow to discolour.

Add the tomatoes and stock with the remaining ingredients.

Cover the pan and simmer gently for 20 minutes.

Blend in a liquidiser or with a hand-held blender. If you like soup very smooth then put this through a sieve.

Reheat gently and serve with garnish of herbs and a chunk of fresh, crusty bread and enjoy summer in a bowl.

CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY

... because nobody should be held hostage by debt and poverty.

Remaining courses in 2017:

Chichester - 5, 12 & 19 September, 7pm

Revelation Central, 1 & 2 St Pancras, Chichester PO19 7SJ

For details, contact Peter Sutton

Tel: 07813 024585

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://capuk.org/i-want-help/cap-money-course/introduction

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Cruising Around

Back in 2009, Sarah and I went on a cruise from Miami

to Dover, calling at a few places en route. Having

thoroughly enjoyed it, we subsequently went on a

couple more.

When I began to approach retirement, I enquired about Cruise Chaplaincies and

whether I might be considered. I was given a contact email address and was duly

answered and asked to contact a particular priest, who dealt with this - it transpired

that he and I had been fellow ordinands in Gloucester diocese and had worked

together in Rotterdam for the Mission to Seafarers during our training.

So far I have done two Christmas Cruises and another of five weeks in autumn 2015.

The duties vary, but normally there is a Eucharist every Sunday and also every day at

sea. On the long cruise there were about forty at weekday services and two hundred

on Sundays. There were also many opportunities for one-to-one ministry. In these

situations there are people who are bereaved or who are carrying burdens - on a

cruise they have the opportunity to talk things through and, if they wish, receive the

Church's ministry.

Most of the ships have a Filipino crew, and one’s ministry is to them, too. They have

regular Masses - normally very late at night - and these are well attended and always

very joyful. They sing their own songs and Mass settings. I always feel very humbled

by their devotion and spirituality.

It is emphasised that the Cruise Chaplain is not on holiday, and this is rightly so.

However, it is a time of ministering in a relaxed way, being on call 24/7 - just like a

parish, but without the politics and meetings.

It is good that many cruise lines still recognise the need for Chaplains: Saga has one

on every cruise, while others have one just on Christmas and Easter and longer

cruises.

Long may it continue.

Fr Norman

ALLOTMENT SPACE AVAILABLE

An allotment space at Park Lane will be available from the start of September. It

costs £85 per year. Any interested parties should contact Kristin Gjetnes at the

Goodwood Estate Office - 01243 755 043.

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THE PARISH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT BLAISE, BOXGROVE

MONTHLY CALENDAR AND MASS INTERCESSIONS

SEPTEMBER

1 Fri Saint Giles, Religious Vocations to the Religious Life

2 Sat Vivian Redlich and the Martyrs of Faithfulness in Vocation New Guinea

3 Sun THE NATIVITY OF THE Parish & people BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

4 Mon Saint Cuthbert, Bishop Sacrificial giving

5 Tue Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Virgin The poor and Religious

6 Wed Feria The sick

7 Thu Feria The departed

8 Fri Nativity of the BVM Obedient service to God

9 Sat Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest The Society of the Holy Cross

10 Sun HOLY CROSS SUNDAY Parish & people

11 Mon Feria Alton Abbey

12 Tue Name of Mary Walsingham

13 Wed Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop Preachers & Doctor

14 Thu The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Fearless discipleship

15 Fri Our Lady at the Cross Witnesses to suffering

16 Sat Saint Cornelius, Pope, and The Bishops Saint Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs

17 Sun TRINITY 14 Parish & people

18 Mon Feria Seafarers

19 Tue Saint Theodore, Bishop The Archbishop of Canterbury

20 Wed St Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest, and Oppressed Christians the Martyrs of the Pacific

21 Thu Saint Matthew the Apostle Greater knowledge of the Gospels

22 Fri Feria The Unity of Christians

23 Sat Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Growth in holiness and Religious

24 Sun TRINITY 15 Parish & people

25 Mon Saint Sergei of Radonezh, Religious The Hostel at Kwa Mkono

26 Tue Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs Young Christians

27 Wed Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest The Sisters of Charity

28 Thu Saint Wenceslas, Martyr The Czech Nation

29 Fri Saint Michael and All Angels Thanksgiving for angelic ministry

30 Sat Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor Those studying scripture

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Increase in 'HMRC' frauds -

Be aware ~ Be safe

Sussex Police’s Corporate Communications and Public Engagement

Department has asked that those who are able to do so should draw the

attention of members of the public to the recent increase in incidents of

attempted fraud.

Elderly people in Sussex are receiving a high volume of phone

calls purporting to be from HM Revenue & Customs. It is vital

that people are aware of the signs and act on them.

Among the contact methods used to defraud people in Sussex are voicemails and

text messages.

Be aware that:

HMRC will never use a text message to inform you about a tax rebate or

penalty

HMRC will never ask for any payment in the form of vouchers or any other

such payment method

HMRC will never use texts to tell you about a tax rebate or penalty, nor ask

for payment in this way

If you or someone you know is vulnerable and has been a victim of fraud, call Sussex

Police on 101 or visit www.sussex.police.uk. If you need to report a fraud or

attempted fraud, you can do so by calling 0300 123 2040 or by contacting Action

Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud. You can also read the

latest Action Fraud alerts by following @actionfrauduk on Twitter.

Do you have

TROUBLE GETTING TO SLEEP?

Try Dr Don’s simple remedy:

Lie right on the edge of the bed;

you’ll find you soon drop off

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Walk the Sussex Hospice Trail: Join the Fun and Fundraising Launch Event

For a fun day out with friends and family, and a chance to raise money

for your local hospice, why not join the Friends of Sussex Hospices

Walking Trail on Saturday 23rd September?

This is the official launch of the Trail, which is the UK’s only permanent long distance

footpath dedicated to hospices. The 200-mile Trail has been two years in the making

and is made up of 26 linear walks which vary between 4 and 11 miles.

The Friends of Sussex Hospices charity has for 21 years been raising funds for

hospices across both counties and to date has distributed £1.5 million through their

many and varied fundraising activities. St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Chichester is delighted

to have received their support and is fielding teams of walkers and Event Marshals.

The launch event is a simultaneous relay, and to take part walkers need to download

the iFootpath App and the walk of their choice. Then visit www.hospicestrail.co.uk/

register-your-team/ to select the walk, nominate a hospice and register. The fee of

£80* (for 2-8 people) will go to the hospice of their choice.

Team Leaders will receive an information pack; then simply register with the Event

Marshals at the start point on the day. Participants will be given hats, medals and a

special Walker's Passport to stamp.

Jerry Doyle, Head of Fundraising and Communications at St Wilfrid’s comments, “We

are delighted to be involved with this exciting new venture and greatly appreciate all

the support given by the Friends of Sussex Hospices and all those who help raise

money on the day.”

St. Wilfrid’s Hospice

Chichester

www.stwh.co.uk

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11.09.17 The World sustained by God

(The Wisdom of Julian of Norwich - Short Text Ch 4)

‘Let Go, let God’

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

09.10.17 Made Strong in Faith

(Enfolded in Love - Julian of Norwich)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

13.11.17 Choosing God

(The Wisdom of Julian of Norwich - Short Text Ch 20)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

11.12.17 ‘Peace on Earth, Goodwill to all Men’

Luke 2 v 10-11

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

08.01.18 Full Joy in Him

(Enfolded in Love - Julian of Norwich)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

12.02.18 ‘Lead Kindly Light’ - Hymn 392

New English Hymnal

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

12.03.18 Sin Cannot Hinder Love

(Enfolded in Love - Julian of Norwich)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

09.04.18 God so Loved ...

(Enfolded in Love - Julian of Norwich)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

14.05.18 Quiet Afternoon (to be advised)

11.06.18 All Shall be Well

(The Wisdom of Julian of Norwich - Long Text Ch 27)

St Blaise Centre,

Boxgrove

Julian Group

The Boxgrove and Tangmere Julian Group meets on the

second Monday of each month at 3.15pm at the St Blaise Centre, Boxgrove.

Notices with details of venue are placed on the Church noticeboard.

The theme for each monthly meeting is as follows:

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The Boxgrove and Halnaker Traffic Calming Initiative

A285 Planned Changes

The A285 from Chichester to Petworth runs through some of the most picturesque

countryside in the South Downs. For some the road provides a wonderful

opportunity to view the Downs as the road winds it way through the hills and valleys

of the chalk escarpment. For others the road is an opportunity to test their vehicle

and driving skills through the wide turns and steep climbs. Then again for others the

road is just another busy dangerous highway to be crossed as they walk or ride along

the public rights of way.

Unfortunately, this 12-mile stretch of road is the most dangerous section of A road in

the UK. The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) - the official measure

of major road casualties - rose from 18 in the period 2007-9 to 21 in the period 2010

-12 - an increase of 16.6 per cent. In total between 2011 and 2015 there were 47

fatalities or seriously injured. Despite safety work on the road in the last few years

the KSI rate remains high and a further grant of approx. 2.5 million pounds will be

spent in two tranches starting this year to make the road safer and more forgiving.

The accidents on the A285 tend to be mainly single vehicle incidents where drivers

have run off the road, although there have also been head-on collisions from

overtaking manoeuvres. The A285 contains a large number of bends interspersed by

sections of straight road, which can be exciting for some, but statistics show a large

number of drivers are travelling in a fashion that is dangerous for themselves and

others.

The approach Highways will take to make the road safer will involve widening the

road by 0.5m each side along critical sections, cutting back vegetation and trees,

installation of rumble strips along the side of the road, redesign of junctions and the

installation of safety fences near critical corners. This work will be supported by

improved signage and changes of road surface to warn drivers. Some bends will also

have their trajectory modified.

Whilst these changes will no doubt reduce casualties (it will become harder to hit a

tree if you run off the road) it will obviously do nothing to reduce speed on the A285,

which it could be argued is the root cause of the majority of these accidents. The

funding does not help villages like Duncton and Halnaker who are blighted by

speeding drivers. The economic case for the A285 improvements in casualty and

injury reduction is impossible to argue with, but villages along the A285 must continue

to lobby hard for funds for speed reduction engineering in their villages.

/continued ...

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In our local area the Boxgrove and Halnaker traffic calming group have met with

West Sussex Highways and will be presenting a local traffic plan to the Parish Council

on the 4th September. Assuming the PC are supportive of the proposals, the ideas of

the group will be communicated to all in an open village consultation for your

feedback and we hope support in the fourth quarter of 2017.

You may also see members of the traffic calming group out with a speed gun in the

village over the next weeks. This is the start of Speed Watch in the village and is a

scheme initiated and supported by West Sussex Police. Drivers exceeding 34mph in

the village will be reported to the Police and a letter will be sent to the driver. This

scheme is operated in many villages in West Sussex and across the country and is

seen as a significant deterrent to speeding drivers in villages and towns. If you would

like to join the Speed Watch team, please email [email protected] and we

will get back to you.

Boxgrove and Halnaker Traffic Calming Group

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DIOCESAN YEAR OF THE BIBLE - remaining events

For event details check with venues or see the

Diocesan website: www.chichester.anglican.org/bible/

SEPTEMBER

• Archdeaconry of Chichester Lecture

on Biblical Criticism in a Secular Culture on

5 September at 3.00pm at St Nicholas’,

Arundel.

OCTOBER

29 October BIBLE SUNDAY

NOVEMBER

26 November CONCLUSION OF THE

YEAR OF THE BIBLE

• Cathedral Study Day on 4 November

led by Professor James Dunn and

Professor Steve Moyise entitled

Troublesome Texts: Exploring Difficult

Parts of the Bible from The Song of Songs

to the Book of Revelation.

The Parable of the Wheat and the ...???

In Matthew’s Gospel is the parable telling the story of the man who sowed good seed

in his field but when the wheat came up so did something else. The original Greek

word is zizanion, which has been translated in various ways. In the Latin Vulgate it is

“zizania”, The King James and Knox give “tares”, the Jerusalem and the New English

“darnel”, J.B.Phillips “weeds”. It was obviously a problem to the translators as well as

the farmer.

Best opinion seems to be that it was darnel, a member of the rye grass family, Latin

name Lolium temulentum, which used to be a common weed of wheat fields. Its seeds

are almost indistinguishable from wheat and, until it is full grown, so are its stems. It

is said to be poisonous, but that is caused by a fungus: Ergot Claviceps purpurea

growing on the stems. Gerard, in his Herbal of 1597, writes: “The new bread

wherein darnel is, eaten hot causeth drunkenness.” In some herbals, darnel and

radish are used in a face cream against freckles! In ancient China laws forbade its use

in fermented liquors. In modern Kenya, darnel is proscribed under the Suppression

of Noxious Weeds Act.

To add to the confusion, the name “tares” is used for several varieties of vetch,

especially Vicia sativa, grown today commercially as green manure and also used for

fishing bait! It is only in Bible translations that it is used for the weeds in the wheat

field.

Tim Pullan

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Services for the coming months

Daily Mass in the Priory: Monday - 8.00am (9.00am on Bank Holidays); Tuesday - 10.00am (with a Short Homily and followed by coffee); Wednesday - 8.00am; Thursday - 7.00pm; Friday - 12 noon; Saturday - 8.00am and 6.00pm (which counts for Sunday communion). Confessions heard by appointment.

SEPTEMBER 2017 (Year A)

3 THE NATIVITY OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

8.00am Communion †

10.00am Community Mass

10 HOLY CROSS SUNDAY

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

17 TRINITY 14

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

24 TRINITY 15

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

† Traditional Rite

OCTOBER 2017 (Year A)

1 TRINITY 16

8.00am Communion †

10.00am Community Mass

8 HARVEST THANKSGIVING

(Trinity 17)

8.00am Holy Communion †

11.00am Harvest Mass followed by

Harvest Lunch

15 TRINITY 18

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

22 DEDICATION FESTIVAL

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

29 ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

8.00am Holy Communion †

9.30am Solemn Mass

11.15am Parish Mass

Forthcoming events in the Priory

See also Page 13 for

service intentions throughout September

8th October: Harvest Lunch after Mass

22nd November: Shopwyke Singers Concert, 7.30pm